UEFA Euro 2020, Turkey Vs Italy

 Turkey National Football Team

The Turkey Countrywide Football Group represents Turkey in global football matches. The crew is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey, which was founded in 1923 and was a member of FIFA due to that 1923 and UEFA on the grounds that 1962.

Manager: Shenol Gunesh

Venue: Ali Sami Yen Arena

/Stadiums: Ataturk Olympic Stadium, Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium, Antalya Stadium

Players

Burak Yilmaz

Forward

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Merih Demiral

Defender

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Ugurkan Chakyr

Goalkeeper 23

The Turkey national football team (Turkish: Türkiye Millî Futbol Takımı) represents Turkey in men's international football matches. The team is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu), the governing body for football in Turkey, which was founded in 1923 and has been a member of FIFA since 1923 and UEFA since 1962.

The team played its first official international game in 1923 and has represented the country in major competitions since its debut appearance at the 1924 Summer Olympics. They have competed in the Summer Olympics a total of six times(1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, and 1960), and reached the quarterfinals twice, in 1948 and 1952.

The team achieved its highest achievements in the 2000s, notably finishing third at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, as well as reaching the semi-finals at UEFA Euro 2008. They qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times (1950, 1954, and 2002) and reached the semifinals in 2002, winning bronze medals. The team has qualified for the UEFA European Championship five times. Making their Euro 96 debut, they reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2000 and the semi-finals of Euro 2008. In recent years, Turkey has qualified for the Euro 2016 and Euro 2020 championships.

Since its inception in 1992, Turkey has been ranked from 5th to 57th in the FIFA world rankings. After its success at the 2002 World Cup, Turkey managed to stay in the top 10 of the ranking between 2002 and 2004, finishing 5th in June 2004. The team again rose to 10th place in December 2008 after success at Euro 2008. Turkey achieved their highest margin of victory with 7-0 wins over Syria in 1949, South Korea in 1954, and San Marino in 1996, while their biggest losses were 8-0 defeats to Poland in 1968 and England in 1984 and 1987.

As of 2020, the highest-scoring player in the national team is Ryushtu Rechber with 120 senior international teams between 1994 and 2012, and the highest-scoring player is Hakan Shukyur with 51 goals scored between 1992 and 2007. The longest-serving captain is Turgay Sheren, who captained 35 international meetings from 1950 to 1966.

Early years

Turkey faced Romania for the first time in 1923, drawing 2-2. Zeki Ryza Sporel is considered the first major known person of Turkish football, as he scored two major goals against Romania. Turkey played in uniform for the first time in its history at the 1924 Summer Olympics, losing 5-2 to Czechoslovakia.

FIFA World Cup 1950

Although Turkey qualified for the 1950 World Cup by beating Syria 7-0, they were forced to withdraw from the tournament due to money problems.

FIFA World Cup 1954

Turkey then qualified for the 1954 World Cup after a playoff with Spain. The Turkish group first lost 4-1 to Spain, but a 1-0 win a few days later marked the beginning of the replay. At this event, they drew 2-2, reserving their place after a coin toss. Turkey joined the group along with Hungary and West Germany. The Turks, however, did not fulfill Hungary in any way due to the format of the event, and a 4-1 defeat by the Germans turned Turkey into a 7-0 victory over South Korea. Turkey lost in the play-offs to West Germany by a score of 7: 2. In 1956, however, Turkey did play Hungary in a friendly match in Istanbul, defeating what turned out to be one of the strongest teams of the generation, three-1. [14] Lefter Kucukandoniadis, perhaps one of the most enjoyable Turkish strikers of all time, scored a goal during the match.

Close misses

Despite the emergence of the national league and performances with the help of Turkish clubs in the European competition, the sixties will be a barren time for the entire team of the country. Most of the players from the 1954 World Cup team were retired, and the new generation of players did not qualify for the main tournament. In the seventies, Turkey kept a lower back in the World Cup and UEFA European Championship qualifiers, however, the team became a factor too quickly to qualify for every Euro 1972 and Euro 1976. In the eighties, the Turkish group also suffered their worst defeats with a score of eight-zero in favor of Poland and twice in the confrontation with England. However, the 1990 World Cup qualifiers would be a turning point for Turkish football, with Turkey missing out on qualifying in the very last match. Notable players during this period included Ridvan Dilmen, Oguz Cetin, Ryzah Chalymbay, Feiyaz Uchar, and European Golden Boot winner Tanju Cholak.

1990–1996

In 1990, German teacher Sepp Piontek moved to a team across the country. Under his leadership, a group of recent gamers made their debut in a group across the country. Many of these players (who spanned Bulent Korkmaz, Alpay Ozalan, Sergen Yalcin, Rush-Ryu-Rekber, and Hakan Shukyur) would eventually form the backbone of teams across the country for decades. Piontek's enterprise reached here until 1993, where it was changed through Fatih Terim, who in turn controlled the qualification for Euro 1996. Turkey was certified for its first major match, given that 1954 was another turning point for Turkish football after it failed to qualify for both Euro 1992 and the 1994 World Cup. Piontek's appointment was an encouraging step for any other German coach, Jupp Derwall, who coached Galatasaray for three seasons. Derwall is considered a revolutionary of Turkish football, due to the fact that his emergence of modern Western European training methods and tactical ideas in Turkish football also strongly encouraged the team across the country.

Euro 1996

Turkey national football team on the Azerbaijan stamp at Euro 1996.

Turkey qualified for Euro 1996, defeating Switzerland and Sweden 2-1 throughout the qualification process. Despite a steady performance throughout the qualification, Turkey lost all their matches without scoring a single goal. They did so but moved to their homeland with an award: the prize for truthful play, awarded to Alpay Ocalan.

Euro 2000

Although Turkey did not qualify for the 1998 World Cup, it did qualify for Euro 2000 after winning the play-off against the Republic of Ireland. Turkey lost their first match to Italy 2-1, they drew 0-0 with Sweden and beat host nation Belgium 2-0, making it the first time in the history of the UEFA European Championship that a number of countries were eliminated during the first round. This victory took Turkey into the final eight of the match, in which they were defeated 2-0 through Portugal, with Arif Erdem failing to convert a critical penalty.

Italy National Football Soccer Team

The Italian Football Group officially represented Italy in world football, given that their first lawsuit was filed in 1910. The team is under the worldwide jurisdiction of FIFA and is managed in Europe with the help of UEFA, the latter of which was co-founded with the help of the Italian team's supervisory structure, the Italian Football Federation.

Manager: Roberto Mancini is on trend

Founded: 1898

Captain: Giorgio Chiellini

Confederation: UEFA (Europe)

Arenas/Stadiums: Allianz Stadium, Olympic Stadium,

Italy's national football team (ital. Nazionale di Calcio dell Italia) officially represented Italy in world football, considering that their first game was held in 1910. The team is under the worldwide jurisdiction of FIFA and is managed in Europe through UEFA, which co-founded the Italian team's supervisory body, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). Italy's home matches are played at various stadiums during Italy, and their number one training hall, the Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano, is located at FIGC's technical headquarters in Coverciano, Florence.

Italy is one of the most successful teams across the country in World Cup records, winning four titles (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006) and appearing in various finals (1970, 1994), reaching 3rd place (1990) and fourth region (1978). In 1938, they became the first group to defend their World Championship title, and due to the outbreak of World War II, they retained the title for another 12 years. Italy had also previously won two Central European International Cups (1927-30, 1933-35). Between its first World Cup victories, Italy received an Olympic football event (1936). After the general public of the crew turned in the dead in a plane crash in 1949, the crew now did not pass the stage of organizing the next two World Cup tournaments and, in addition, failed to qualify for the 1958 version—the inability to qualify for the World Cup could not manifest itself again until the 2018 edition. Italy formed again in 1968, winning the European Championship (1968), and after a period of alternating unsuccessful qualifying rounds in Europe, later appeared in two different finals (2000, 2012). Italy's maximum result at the FIFA Confederations Cup changed in 2011 when the team finished in the third region.

The team is known as the gli Azzurri (Blues). Savoy blue is a common shade for groups across the country representing Italy, as it is the traditional paint of the royal House of Savoy, which ruled the Kingdom of Italy from 1860 to 1946. The team across the country is also recognized for its long-standing rivalry with other top soccer countries, including Brazil, Croatia, France, Germany, and Spain. In the FIFA World Rankings, in force since August 1993, Italy has repeatedly ranked first in the region, in November 1993 and throughout 2007 (February, April–June, September), with the worst place in August 2018 in the twenty-first region.

2014-2016: Euro 2016 Marketing Campaign

Successful former Juventus manager Antonio Conte has been selected to replace Cesare Prandelli as coach after the 2014 World Cup. Conte's debut as a supervisor was the semi-finalists of the 2014 World Cup in the Netherlands, where Italy won 2-0. Italy's first defeat below Conte earned him ten games in his favor after losing 1-0 against Portugal on 16 June 2015. On 10 October 2015, Italy was certified for Euro 2016, thanks to a 3-1 win over Azerbaijan; [110] The final result meant that Italy managed to carry 50 video games without defeat in the European qualifiers. Three days later, with a 2-1 win over Norway, Italy topped their Euro 2016 qualifier with 24 factors; 4 points separate Croatia from the 2nd place. However, with the same fate as in the draw for the 2014 World Cup organization stage, Italy was not seeded into the main pot. This resulted in Italy being drawn against Belgium, Sweden, and Ireland in Group E.

On 4 April 2016, it was announced that Antonio Conte could step down as coach of the Italian national team after Euro 2016 to become head coach of English club Chelsea at the start of the 2016-17 Premier League season. The 23-man squad, which turned out to start with criticism from many fanatics and media contributors for its approaches and degree of excellence, noticed remarkable absences with Andrea Pirlo and Sebastian Giovinco controversially omitted, and Claudio Marchisio and Marco Verratti were ignored due to injury. Italy opened Euro 2016 with a 2-0 win over Belgium on June 13. Italy qualified for the round of sixteen with one game to spare on 17 June with a single intent through Eder for a win over Sweden; for the first time, they got the second organization in a major international tournament, seeing that Euro 2000. Italy also took first place in the organization for the first time in the main match of the 2006 World Cup. Italy defeated reigning European champions Spain 2-0 in the round of sixteen inform on 27 June. Italy then faced the reigning world champions, rivals Germany, in the semifinals. Mesut Ozil opened the scoring in the sixty-fifth minute for Germany, before Leonardo Bonucci converted a 78th-minute penalty for Italy. The ranking remained 1-1 after extra time, and Germany beat Italy 6-5 in a penalty shootout. It was the first time Germany had beaten Italy in a primary tournament, but since the victory was won on Saturday, statistically it is far from counted in a draw.

Failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup

For the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, Italy was placed in the second pot due to being ranked seventeenth in the FIFA world rankings at the time of the draw.; Italy drew with Spain from first place on 25 July 2015. Following Conte's deliberate departure after Euro 2016, Gian Piero Ventura took over as group manager on 18 July 2016, signing a two-year contract. His first suit at the helm turned into a pleasant one for France, held at the San Nicola Stadium on 1 September, which ended in a 3-1 defeat. Four days later, he won his first competitive match for the Italian national team, the opening qualifying match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup against Israel in Haifa, which ended in a 3-1 victory for Italy.: 1.

After Italy got everything in their qualifying matches except a 1-1 draw at home to Macedonia, as well as a 1-1 draw with Spain at home on 6 October 2016 and a 3-0 loss away to Spain on 2 September 2017, Italy finished in Group G in 2nd place, five factors behind Spain. Then Italy had to go through the play-offs to Sweden. Following a 1-0 aggregate loss to Sweden on 13 November 2017, Italy did not qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the first time they did not qualify for the FIFA World Cup on the grounds that the year is 1958. Immediately after the match, the veterans Giorgio Chiellini, Andrea Barzagli, Daniele De Rossi, and captain Gianluigi Buffon announced their retirement from the national team.15 In November 2017, Ventura was dismissed as head coach, and on November 20, 2017, Carlo Tavecchio resigned as president of the Italian Football Federation.

2018-Present: Rebirth with Mancini

On 5 February 2018, Italy Under-21 supervisor Luigi Di Biagio was appointed as the senior team supervisor. On 17 March 2018, regardless of the initial choice to retire with the help of veterans Buffon and Chiellini, each was called up for Italy's March 2018 friendlies through caretaker manager Di Biagio. Following the March friendlies against Argentina and England, in which Italy was defeated and drawn, respectively, on 12 April 2018, Italy dropped six places to its lowest FIFA world ranking at the time., to the twentieth place. On 14 May 2018, Roberto Mancini was announced as the new supervisor. On 28 May 2018, Italy scored their first victory under Mancini, with a 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia.

 On 16 August 2018, in the FIFA world rankings that followed the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Italy dropped two places to its lowest ever ranking, to 21st place. On 7 September 2018, Italy participated in the inaugural UEFA Nations League, playing its first match in Bologna against Poland with a rating of –1.

On 12 October 2019, Italy qualified for Euro 2020 with three matches to spare after a 2-0 home win over Greece.  On 18 November, Italy finished Group J with ten wins in all ten of their matches, becoming the sixth nationwide aspect to qualify for the European Championship with a 100% record, and the 7th example, after France (1992 and 2004), the Czech Republic (2000), Germany, Spain (both 2012) and England (2016).

On 17 March 2020, UEFA confirmed that Euro 2020 was postponed for 12 months in response to the COVID–19 pandemic in Europe. On 18 November 2020, with a 2-0 away win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy finished first in their UEFA Nations League 2020-21 group and qualified for the tournament final.